Nws alerts

[asmallchild]

Did anyone get an nws alert via text today?

Scared the crap out of me

Any idea how to disable?

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[joebob2000]

Where you in some sort of tornado warning area? I have never seen 1 of those and I have been around a lot of bad weather.

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[asmallchild]

Nvm, just realized its built into the messages app

Go to settings and you'll see you can receive presidential, extreme, severe, and amber alerts

I disabled severe and amber for now


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[asmallchild]

Oh my alert was for flooding and had a friggin siren alert

Nearly made me pull the car off the side of the road

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[steveh552]

We have had some pretty bad weather here in Ohio and iv never gotten one and all of mine are check marked.

Having said that, i do get alerts direct from the NWS, they had a beta opening for text alerts that are for emergency personal, skywarn spotters and such and I got in on that as a spotter.

 

[anon(661246)]

hahah!

I got one today as well for a flood warning. I was half asleep when that thing came blaring on lol!!!

 

[kpantz]

Seems clear that only certain NWS warnings will register. It's part of CMAS.

Commercial Mobile Alert System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yesterday alone, I had three warnings: Areal Flood Advisory, Severe Thunderstorm Warning and a Flash Flood Warning. Only the FFW triggered the CMAS alert.

 

[Failure2Comply]

Nvm, just realized its built into the messages app

Go to settings and you'll see you can receive presidential, extreme, severe, and amber alerts

I disabled severe and amber for now


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Where in settings?

 

[asmallchild]

It's in settings for the stock messaging app

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[Failure2Comply]

Ok, thought you meant >settings> then locate it. You meant go into the messaging app then select settings. gotcha. thanks.

 

[Rapta619]

funny, mine didn't go off and we had tornado warnings with touchdowns too. lol

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[twindragons187]

I'm in ne Pennsylvania. Was in a tornado warning/watch, wore up to a txt telling me to seek shelter now!!!.. .first time I've ever got a txt like that

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[strtgng]

So if you disable the stock messaging app, will you still get these using a third party app like Handcent?

 

[PamelaBB]

I have received two weather alerts so far. Startled me horribly!

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[48dodge]

Just got one for a tornado watch until 9pm. Went right to the weather channel and weather bug apps and nothing there about tornadoes. Weather has been very calm since some rain earlier today. I think they sent it out for the wrong area.

 

[ansextra]

Central NJ here. Got one this afternoon for a flood watch. I was on a conference call when it came in so I really didn't pay much attention to the alert...

 

[fyrfytr24]

I'm in Ohio...had some nice thundestorm cells roll through here since getting this phone...have had no warnings what so ever, although weatherbug has keept me up to date

 

[MBSMD]

So if you disable the stock messaging app, will you still get these using a third party app like Handcent?

No, they seem to still go to the stock messaging app as far as I can tell.

 

[recon14]

Last week we had tornado warnings and the alert went off. It was LOUD!

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[48dodge]

Just got another tornado alert! There's only a slight chance of thunderstorms in the area. Not something that I need to take immediate cover for. Just got an extension for the alert while typing this. I really think it's sending me alerts for the wrong area.